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Fiberglass Industry Statistics

With the US producing 2.7 billion pounds of fiberglass in 2023 and the global fiberglass market reaching $20.1 billion for FRP in 2023, this page puts upstream scale and downstream demand side by side. It also flags what is changing fastest through 2030, from wind and EV lightweighting to recycled feedstock and corrosion driven infrastructure repair, alongside practical performance benchmarks like E glass thermal conductivity, strength retention, and insulation R value targets.
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Fiberglass Industry Statistics
Marcus AfolabiWritten by Marcus Afolabi·Edited by Sophie Moreland·Fact-checked by Yumi Nakamura
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The fiberglass industry at a glance

The global fiberglass market was valued at $21.2 billion in 2025, with demand supported by construction, composites, wind energy and transportation while Chinese producers account for about 65% of global capacity.

$21.2B[67]
Global market size, 2025
6.4%[67]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2033
16.8B lb[15]
Global demand, 2024
65%[15]
China global capacity share
Market size
The global fiberglass market was valued at $21.2 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $22.4 billion in 2026. The scope includes glass wool, yarn, roving and chopped-strand products used in insulation and composite applications.[67]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to reach $34.5 billion by 2033, representing a 6.4% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033.[67]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific held 42.2% of global fiberglass revenue in 2025, making it the largest regional market. China was identified as the leading national market, while European exports of glass fibres and composite-glass-fibre reinforcements remained significant in 2024.[67][68]
Segmentation
Roving was the largest product category with 32.6% of the market in 2025. Composites accounted for 65.8% of application revenue, while construction represented 39.9% of end-use demand.[67]
Key players & concentration
China accounted for approximately 65% of global glass-fiber capacity in 2025, indicating a highly concentrated production base. Industry capacity is led by Chinese producers including China Jushi, Taishan Fiberglass and Chongqing Polycomp, alongside major suppliers such as Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain.[15][67]
Pricing
Fiberglass manufacturers announced an 8% price increase for fiberglass products effective February 3, 2025, reflecting cost and market conditions. Publicly available sources reviewed did not provide a consistent global benchmark price per tonne for 2026.[69]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Global glass-fiber demand rose approximately 3% in 2024 to 16.8 billion pounds from 16.3 billion pounds in 2023. Growth is being supported by wind energy, construction, transportation and lightweight composite applications, while Chinese overcapacity and lower-cost exports are pressuring suppliers in North America, Europe and Japan.[15][67]
Consumer behavior & competition
Demand is primarily business-to-business and tied to construction, infrastructure, automotive, wind energy, aerospace, marine and electrical applications rather than direct household consumption. Competition is increasingly based on cost, product performance, specialty grades and regional supply reliability, with Chinese producers holding about 65% of global capacity.[15][67]
M&A
Owens Corning agreed in February 2025 to sell its global glass-reinforcements business to Praana Group, with the transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory approvals. Saint-Gobain separately completed its acquisition of Nippon Electric Glass’s Lexington, North Carolina glass-fiber plant on July 31, 2026.[16][43][70]
Regulation
In the European Union, continuous-filament glass-fibre products are generally treated as articles under the EU REACH definition, while workplace exposure and health considerations remain relevant for fibrous-glass manufacturing and use. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health identifies fibrous glass as a synthetic fibre used in insulation, roofing, ceiling tiles and fiberglass manufacturing.[60][71]
Latest news
In 2026, Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of Electric Glass Fiber America’s Lexington, North Carolina operations, adding a 1.2-million-square-foot facility and approximately 750 employees in North Carolina. The transaction followed Owens Corning’s restructuring and sale of its glass-reinforcements business to Praana Group.[70][16]

02 Ranking

Top 8 Companies in the Fiberglass Industry

The leading companies in the fiberglass industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Saint-Gobain and Taishan Fiberglass are tied at the top of Gitnux's 2026 fiberglass ranking with an Overall score of 9.3 each.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in fiberglass insulation

    Saint-Gobain

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.3 · Fiberglass insulation

    Why we picked it: The insulation and glass-fiber segment supports construction and composite applications, with margin signals at 11.4%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit saint-gobain.com ↗

  2. Leader in glass-fiber reinforcements

    Taishan Fiberglass

    CN

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · Glass-fiber reinforcements

    Why we picked it: Continuous filament glass fiber exporting production aligns with reported 25.9% revenue growth and 9.2% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit sinomatech.com ↗

  3. Leader in fiberglass yarn & roving

    China Jushi

    CN

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Fiberglass yarn & roving

    Why we picked it: Fiberglass yarn and roving scale in insulation and composite finished articles, with a 24.7% operating margin signal.

    See in ranking ↓Visit jushi.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 8 companies in the fiberglass industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Saint-Gobain

Fiberglass insulation · FR

9.3
2

Taishan Fiberglass

Glass-fiber reinforcements · CN

9.3
3

China Jushi

Fiberglass yarn & roving · CN

9.1
4

Knauf Insulation

Fiberglass insulation · US

8.9
5

Praana Group

Composite glass reinforcements · IN

8.8
6

Chongqing Polycomp International

Global glass fiber reinforcements and composites · CN

8.8
7

Owens Corning

Fiberglass insulation and building products · US

7.9
8

Taiwan Glass Ind. Corp.

Fiberglass yarn and fiberglass fabric · TW

7.5

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Marcus Afolabi. (2026, February 13). Top 8 companies in the fiberglass industry. In Fiberglass Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/fiberglass-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Global glass fibers market size

Global glass fibers market size grew from $9.1B in 2020 to $10.8B in 2024.

$9.1B
Start
+4.44%
CAGR · 4y
$10.8B
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedgtaic.ai2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Automation and enterprise-system upgrades show up as top technology focus areas in 2025, while AI adoption is reported at 68% among EII businesses in 2024.

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[1]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[1]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[2]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[2]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[3]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[2]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[4]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[4]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[2]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[2]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[1]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[2]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[5]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[5]
  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[2]

Innovation in the fiberglass industry

  • 400 technologists and engineers worked in R&D operations at Owens Corning as of December 31, 2024.[6]
  • 29 employees worked in research and development at a fiberglass insulation company in the United States in 2014.[6]
  • 3 standalone focused R&D centers operated across the company, while most of 21 manufacturing sites had integrated R&D capabilities, as of 2024.[6]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Operators use industrial data solutions at scale; 7,000 operators across 100 factories were supported by real-time deviation monitoring by 2020.

Business intelligence in the fiberglass industry

  • 25 Saint-Gobain flat-glass factories worldwide received a real-time performance-monitoring application originally launched at the Eggborough factory in the United Kingdom.[7]
  • 7,000 operators in 100 Saint-Gobain factories worldwide used accessible industrial data solutions after the company’s initial digital rollouts.[7]

Data analytics in the fiberglass industry

  • 3.4 out of 5 was the analytics-utilization score reported for electronic manufacturing in a 2026 digital-manufacturing survey that included glass-related industrial operations.[8]
  • 20% of surveyed small and midsized manufacturers used analytics to identify trends and improve planning, forecasting or process optimization in 2026.[8]
  • 8% of surveyed small and midsized manufacturers used predictive modeling in 2026, including manufacturing sectors relevant to fiberglass production.[8]
  • 7,000 operators across 100 Saint-Gobain factories were supported by industrial data-analysis applications, including real-time deviation monitoring, by 2020.[7]
  • One glass-furnace digital-solutions acquisition added predictive, diagnostic and data-driven services to Saint-Gobain’s portfolio in 2024.[9]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[10]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[10]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[11]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[10]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[12]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[12]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[13]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[12]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[13]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[10]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[12]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[13]

KPIs in the fiberglass industry

  • 53% was the minimum recycled content reported for Owens Corning’s U.S.-made fiberglass products in 2024.[14]
  • 36% of ACMA members expected infrastructure customer demand to be strong in the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 51% in the first quarter.[15]
  • 65% was the maximum recycled content reported for Owens Corning’s Canadian-made fiberglass products in 2024.[14]
  • 4.1% was the year-on-year decline in U.S. and Canadian glass-reinforced polyester and vinyl-ester thermoset-composite sales in the first half of 2025.[15]
  • 0.48 was Owens Corning’s recordable incident rate in 2024, excluding its Doors segment.[6]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

M&A and capacity expansion remain central, including Owens Corning’s $645 million amended enterprise value for the 2026 sale of glass-reinforcements to Praana.

Growth in the fiberglass industry

  • $1.3 billion was the approximate annual revenue of Owens Corning’s glass-reinforcements business targeted for strategic review in 2024.[16]
  • $645 million was the amended enterprise value for Owens Corning’s glass-reinforcements sale announced in April 2026.[17]
  • $227 million was the enterprise value in KPS Capital Partners’ announced acquisition of Crane Composites in 2024.[18]
  • $15 million was Saint-Gobain’s planned investment to rebuild the furnace at its Orange, France, glass-wool plant in 2023.[19]
  • Six million squares per year was the planned capacity of Owens Corning’s new U.S. laminate-shingle facility expected online in 2027.[17]
  • $755 million was the original enterprise value in Owens Corning’s previously announced glass-reinforcements sale agreement.[17]

Differentiation in the fiberglass industry

  • Three primary markets—building and construction, renewable energy and infrastructure—accounted for Owens Corning’s principal glass-fiber applications in 2022.[6]
  • Glass-fiber materials were positioned by Owens Corning as lighter, stronger and more durable than traditional materials in thousands of products in 2022.[6]
  • More than 40,000 end-use applications used Owens Corning glass-fiber materials in 2022, including pipes, tanks, poles and wind-turbine blades.[6]
  • Fiberglass-reinforced products from Crane Composites included wall and ceiling panels, recreational-vehicle panels, and trailer and truck-body liners in 2024.[18]
  • U.P. Twiga Fiberglass offered glass-wool solutions for a wide range of applications in India when Saint-Gobain agreed to acquire it in 2023.[19]

Mergers and acquisitions in the fiberglass industry

  • ProGlass, a U.S. manufacturer of utility fiberglass products, was acquired by a strategic buyer in March 2024.[20]
  • $645 million was the amended enterprise value for the 2026 sale of Owens Corning’s glass-reinforcements business to Praana Group.[17]
  • U.P. Twiga Fiberglass operated two manufacturing facilities near Delhi and Mumbai when Saint-Gobain announced its acquisition in 2023.[19]
  • United Fiberglass was acquired by Hill & Smith in November 2023, with the deal expected to be earnings-enhancing in 2024.[21]
  • Fiberglass Colombia recorded sales of 56 billion Colombian pesos, approximately €20 million, in 2007 when Saint-Gobain announced its acquisition.[19]
  • $227 million was the announced enterprise value for KPS Capital Partners’ acquisition of Crane Composites in 2024.[18]

Strategic partnerships in the fiberglass industry

  • Since 2005, U.P. Twiga Fiberglass had licensed Saint-Gobain technology for manufacturing glass wool in India before its 2023 acquisition.[19]
  • AT&T targeted more than 30 million passed locations by the end of 2025 under its expanded collaboration with Corning.[22]
  • AT&T and Corning entered a multi-year purchase agreement in 2024 covering fiber, cable and connectivity solutions for AT&T’s U.S. network expansion.[22]
  • 28.3 million AT&T consumer and business locations had been passed by its fiber network when Corning announced their expanded collaboration in October 2024.[22]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Work patterns vary, with hybrid employees spending an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.

Hiring in the fiberglass industry

  • 73 employees worked at Miles Fiberglass and Composites across its Oregon City and Portland facilities.[23]
  • 226 full-time employees worked at a U.S. fiberglass insulation company as of May 15, 2014.[6]
  • 110 employees worked at Avon Plastics after its workforce grew from roughly 75 over the preceding decade.[24]
  • 25 employees worked at Carstens Industries when its owner reported difficulty balancing new projects with existing workload in 2023.[24]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[25]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[26]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[27]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[26]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[25]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[25]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[25]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[27]
  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[25]

Upskilling in the fiberglass industry

  • 100% of employees at Owens Corning’s insulation business regularly received training based on employee health and safety standards in 2025.[28]
  • 3 fiberglass insulation plants received specialized maintenance workshops for electrostatic precipitator equipment in 2024.[28]
  • 73 employees were covered by Miles Fiberglass and Composites’ structured learning modules and on-the-job training program.[23]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[25]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[25]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[25]

Change Management in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, 73% reported employee change fatigue in 2026.[29]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 60% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2024.[30]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 46% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2022.[30]
  • Across organizations surveyed globally, 56% said they were succeeding at business outcomes during times of change in 2023.[30]
  • Across leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, change management was associated with a reported 4:1 return on investment in 2026.[29]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience in the fiberglass industry

  • 97% rated service attitude positively in Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation’s 2022 fiberglass-insulation customer survey in Taiwan.[31]
  • 93% rated dispute-resolution speed positively in Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation’s 2022 fiberglass-insulation customer survey in Taiwan.[31]
  • 94% was the 2022 customer-satisfaction score for fiberglass insulation customers surveyed by Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation in Taiwan.[31]
  • 95% rated shipment cooperation positively in Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation’s 2022 fiberglass-insulation customer survey in Taiwan.[31]
  • 87% of respondents gave 3B Fibreglass a global customer-satisfaction score above 7 out of 10 in its external evaluation.[32]

Customer acquisition in the fiberglass industry

  • 250+ Latham Grand dealer partners received priority for high-quality consumer leads for fiberglass pools in North America.[6]
  • 50% was Champion Fiberglass’s year-over-year sales increase after its electrical-conduit buyer’s-guide campaign in the United States and Canada.[33]
  • $44 was Latham’s approximate cost per lead for its direct-to-homeowner fiberglass-pool marketing program in 2020.[6]
  • 62% was the three-year sales growth reported by Shelter Works after marketing support for its composite fiberglass shelters.[34]

Lead generation in the fiberglass industry

  • 8% was the response rate for Dobson Fiber’s outbound campaign between February and May 2021.[35]
  • More than 20 sales-qualified appointments were generated for Dobson Fiber between February and May 2021 through outbound email, LinkedIn, calling and landing-page campaigns.[35]
  • Nearly 200 registrations were recorded for Thursday Pools’ first live broadcast dealer conference in February 2021.[36]
  • 50,000 YouTube views were generated by Champion Fiberglass’s electrical-conduit buyer’s-guide campaign.[33]
  • 38% was the email open rate for Dobson Fiber’s outbound campaign between February and May 2021.[35]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Demand-generation performance is quantified with conversion rates and view counts, including 500 qualified booth leads from a building-science content-marketing campaign.

Marketing in the fiberglass industry

  • 50% year-over-year sales growth was associated with Champion Fiberglass’s integrated content-marketing and demand-generation campaign.[33]
  • Seven customer-improvement plans were proposed after Taiwan Glass Industrial Corporation’s 2022 fiberglass-insulation feedback process, with all completed.[31]
  • Nearly 200 dealer registrations were generated by Thursday Pools’ 2021 live broadcast conference marketing initiative.[36]
  • 62% sales growth over three years was reported for Shelter Works after strategic marketing support for its composite fiberglass field-equipment shelters.[34]
  • 500 qualified booth leads were generated by Owens Corning’s building-science content-marketing campaign for its fiberglass-insulation business.[37]

Digital marketing in the fiberglass industry

  • $44 was Latham’s approximate digital cost per lead for its direct-to-homeowner fiberglass-pool program in 2020.[6]
  • 500 digital campaign leads opted into Champion Fiberglass’s buyer’s-guide nurture sequence.[33]
  • 24% was the landing-page conversion rate from Champion Fiberglass’s digital buyer’s-guide campaign targeting customers in the United States and Canada.[33]
  • 38% was Dobson Fiber’s outbound email open rate in a multichannel digital lead-generation campaign in 2021.[35]
  • 50,000 YouTube views amplified Champion Fiberglass’s digital electrical-conduit campaign.[33]

Branding in the fiberglass industry

  • 4,000+ employees operated across a dozen countries in Original Composites & Fiberglass after the 2026 rebranding.[15]
  • Eight languages were used in Original Composites & Fiberglass’s localized brand storytelling after the 2026 rebranding.[15]
  • 15–20 current consumers and dealers were interviewed to shape Thursday Pools’ fiberglass-pool messaging strategy.[36]
  • 50% year-over-year sales growth accompanied Champion Fiberglass’s campaign to establish the company as a practical industry-information source.[33]
  • $1.2 billion was the reported value of Original Composites & Fiberglass after Owens Corning’s glass-reinforcements business was sold to Praana.[15]

Social media in the fiberglass industry

  • More than 200 dealer registrations were generated by Thursday Pools’ 2021 live broadcast conference, a social and digital brand-engagement initiative.[36]
  • Eight languages supported Original Composites & Fiberglass’s localized advertising and brand storytelling across international markets in 2026.[15]
  • 50,000 YouTube views were recorded for Champion Fiberglass’s electrical-conduit buyer’s-guide campaign.[33]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[38]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[39]
  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[40]
  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[40]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[41]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Capacity and production volumes are tracked by plant networks; Jushi Chengdu reported combined tank-furnace production capacity of 230,000 tonnes per year.

Process optimization in the fiberglass industry

  • 7 layers are used in Swim Group’s fiberglass-pool composite construction process in the United States in 2025.[6]
  • 230,000 tonnes per year was the combined capacity of Jushi Chengdu’s four fiberglass tank-furnace production lines in China.[42]
  • 96,000 tonnes per year was the first-phase production capacity planned for Jushi USA’s South Carolina fiberglass base.[42]
  • 5 facilities were closed or consolidated by Owens Corning in 2025 as part of network optimization and operational-efficiency improvements.[43]

Operational efficiency in the fiberglass industry

  • 3,576,347 fiberglass door panels were produced by U.S. producers in 2025.[44]
  • 3,829,401 fiberglass door panels were produced by U.S. producers in 2024.[44]
  • $75 million of additional structural cost improvements were targeted by Owens Corning through network optimization and operational efficiencies in 2025.[43]
  • $1.8 billion of operating cash flow was generated by Owens Corning in 2025, including its fiberglass-related businesses.[17]
  • 17% was Owens Corning’s adjusted EBITDA margin in the fourth quarter of 2025.[17]

Quality management in the fiberglass industry

  • 7 layers are specified in Latham Group’s fiberglass-pool construction process to support structural integrity and durability.[6]
  • 2.5 billion yen was Nippon Electric Glass’s 2024 sales of performance materials, including glass-fiber products.[45]
  • 1 provincial high-tech industrialization project had been awarded to Jushi Group for fiberglass-related industrialization.[42]
  • 4 provincial awards for scientific and technological achievements had been received by Jushi Group for fiberglass-related innovation.[42]
  • 4 provincial key new products had been awarded to Jushi Group for fiberglass-related innovation.[42]

Supply chain in the fiberglass industry

  • $350 million was the planned capital investment for the first phase of Jushi USA’s South Carolina fiberglass base.[42]
  • 2 million tonnes was Jushi Group’s stated total fiberglass production capacity across its global network.[42]
  • 84% of Installed Building Products’ insulation-installation sales came from fiberglass and cellulose products in the United States in 2024.[6]
  • 450,000 tonnes exceeded the combined annual fiberglass capacity of Jushi’s Egypt and United States operations in 2024.[46]
  • 5 global production bases operated by Jushi Group in China, Egypt and the United States in its fiberglass network.[42]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[47]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[48]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 72.8% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing moved business functions to other EU countries during 2021–2023.[47]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 100% of customer respondents allocated only 0–25% of company capital expenditure to reshoring projects in 2025.[48]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[48]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and margin signals are tied to cost pressure and demand growth, with an 8% price increase effective February 3, 2025.

Pricing strategy in the fiberglass industry

  • 4% was Lucintel’s forecast compound annual growth rate for global glass-fiber demand from 2024 to 2031.[15]
  • 16.8 billion pounds was global glass-fiber demand in 2024, when the market increased approximately 3%.[15]
  • $514.237 million was U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers’ commercial-sales value in 2025.[44]
  • 65% was China’s estimated share of global glass-fiber capacity in 2025.[15]
  • 1.9% was the 2024 increase in China National Building Material’s new-materials-segment revenue, despite lower average selling prices for several products including glass-fiber yarn.[49]

Cost reduction in the fiberglass industry

  • 72.4% was total cost of goods sold as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2024.[44]
  • 43.0% was raw-material cost as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2025.[44]
  • 74.7% was total cost of goods sold as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2025.[44]
  • 42.4% was raw-material cost as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2023.[44]
  • 72.2% was total cost of goods sold as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2023.[44]

Profitability in the fiberglass industry

  • 6.2% was operating income as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2023.[44]
  • (2)% was Owens Corning’s net-earnings margin from continuing operations in 2025.[17]
  • 33.4% was Latham Group’s gross margin for 2025, up from 30.2% in 2024, in its fiberglass-pool business.[6]
  • 4.3% was operating income as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2024.[44]
  • 0.6% was operating income as a share of commercial sales for U.S. fiberglass-door-panel producers in 2025.[44]

Financial planning in the fiberglass industry

  • 320 million metres per year was the additional electronic-cloth capacity planned by China Jushi in Huai’an, China, in 2026.[50]
  • $2.0 billion was Owens Corning’s targeted cumulative shareholder return through the end of 2026.[43]
  • 50,000 tonnes per year was the additional electronic-grade glass-fiber capacity planned by China Jushi in Huai’an, China, in 2026.[50]
  • $653 million was the announced investment by China Jushi to expand electronic-grade fiberglass and electronic-cloth output in China in 2026.[50]
  • $1.0 billion was the amount Owens Corning returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2025.[17]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Recycled input volumes support performance claims, including 1.4 billion pounds of recycled glass used by Owens Corning in fiberglass insulation in 2021.

Product development in the fiberglass industry

  • 1.9 billion pounds of glass-reinforced polyester and vinyl-ester thermoset composites were sold in the United States and Canada in the first half of 2025.[15]
  • Over 1 billion pounds of glass were recycled annually by Owens Corning for its fiberglass products, according to its product sustainability information.[14]
  • 1.4 billion pounds of recycled glass were used in Owens Corning fiberglass insulation in 2021.[17]
  • 26% of U.S. and Canadian glass-reinforced thermoset-composite sales in the first half of 2025 served infrastructure applications.[15]
  • More than 2.9 billion pounds of recycled materials were used by North American insulation manufacturers in 2025 to produce thermal and acoustical insulation.[51]

Product lifecycle in the fiberglass industry

  • Around 500 kilotonnes of thermoset composite waste were generated annually in Europe in 2020, with at least 95% estimated to be glass-reinforced plastic.[52]
  • About 70,000–80,000 tonnes of glass- and carbon-fiber composite waste were estimated to be generated in Europe in 2013.[53]
  • 700,000 tonnes of fiberglass-composite waste were predicted for Europe by 2025, including end-of-life wind-turbine blades, boats and production waste.[54]
  • 11,000 tonnes of E-glass-fiber waste were estimated to arise from earlier stages of the United Kingdom supply chain.[55]
  • Approximately 800,000 tonnes of wind-turbine blades could be decommissioned annually, with blade-derived secondary products able to replace up to 8% of fiberglass-industry virgin-material demand.[56]

Value proposition in the fiberglass industry

  • 9% of glass-fiber applications were in industrial uses in a 2021 industry review.[57]
  • 26% of glass-fiber applications were in transportation in a 2021 industry review.[57]
  • For every 10-percentage-point increase in recycled content, fiberglass-insulation manufacturing energy needs decrease by roughly 3.25%.[58]
  • 18% of glass-fiber applications were in consumer goods in a 2021 industry review.[57]
  • 1.2 billion pounds of recycled glass were used by Owens Corning in 2024, supporting its fiberglass-insulation value proposition around resource efficiency.[14]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Emissions and circularity metrics are tracked, including 80% estimated Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction from converting Owens Corning’s Hällekis plant.

Sustainability in the fiberglass industry

  • 2.4 billion pounds of recycled glass were used by U.S. insulation manufacturing facilities in 2025.[51]
  • 80% is the estimated reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from converting Owens Corning’s Hällekis plant from coke-fired to electric melting.[14]
  • 3,180 metric tons of annual greenhouse-gas emissions were reduced by Owens Corning’s 2025 energy-efficiency projects.[14]
  • 2.9 billion pounds of recycled materials were used by NAIMA member companies in the United States and Canada to manufacture insulation products in 2025.[51]
  • 54% recycled glass content is verified in Knauf North America fiberglass insulation products.[59]

ESG in the fiberglass industry

  • 6 consecutive years is Owens Corning’s 2025 placement record on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.[14]
  • 14 consecutive years is Owens Corning’s 2025 placement record on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.[14]
  • 76% below the U.S. industry average was Owens Corning’s 2025 recordable incident rate.[14]
  • 44,000 volunteer hours were contributed by Owens Corning employees to communities globally in 2025.[14]
  • 23,000 metric tons was the approximate reduction in Owens Corning waste sent to landfills in 2025 compared with 2024.[14]

Circular economy in the fiberglass industry

  • 44% of European glass-fibre production waste was recycled in 2021.[60]
  • 26% of European glass-fibre production waste was recycled in 2015.[60]
  • 73% was the highest recycled content reported for Owens Corning Canadian-made fiberglass products in 2022.[14]
  • 86% of European glass-fibre output met customer specifications in 2023.[60]
  • 6% of European glass-fibre output went to alternative applications in 2023.[60]

Carbon footprint in the fiberglass industry

  • 8.1% was the average reduction in primary energy used per kilogram of European continuous filament glass products between 2015 and 2021.[60]
  • 45% was Owens Corning’s reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2-equivalent emissions between 1992 and 2022.[61]
  • 3.2% was the average reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions per kilogram of European continuous filament glass products between 2015 and 2021.[60]
  • 52% was the reduction in total reported CO2 emissions from the European continuous filament glass-fibre sector between 2005 and 2025.[60]
  • 200 kilotonnes of CO2 per year was the estimated emissions reduction achieved by European glass-fibre manufacturing measures since 2005.[60]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Multi-country operations are quantified, with Owens Corning reporting operations in 31 countries in 2022.

Globalization in the fiberglass industry

  • 31 countries hosted Owens Corning operations in 2022, when the company reported $9.8 billion in net sales.[6]
  • 33 manufacturing sites operated across India after Saint-Gobain’s expansion of its Indian building-materials platform in 2023.[19]
  • 11 countries contained Owens Corning glass-reinforcements operations when the company began its strategic review in 2024.[16]
  • $1.3 billion was the approximate annual revenue of Owens Corning’s global glass-reinforcements business in 2024, operating across 11 countries.[16]
  • More than 40,000 end-use applications used Owens Corning glass-fiber materials in 2022, spanning construction, renewable energy and infrastructure.[6]

Supplier management in the fiberglass industry

  • Two U.S. glass-melting plants supplied glass fibers for Owens Corning’s nonwoven products after the glass-reinforcements divestiture plan announced in 2025.[17]
  • Four state-of-the-art facilities manufactured glass-wool and stone-wool insulation for Saint-Gobain’s Indian market in 2023.[66]
  • Owens Corning primarily sold glass-fiber products directly to parts molders and fabricators in 2022.[6]
  • Saint-Gobain acquired U.P. Twiga Fiberglass in 2023 after the company had licensed Saint-Gobain technology for Indian glass-wool production since 2005.[19]
  • A small number of major shingle manufacturers purchased glass fiber or glass mat directly from Owens Corning’s Composites segment in 2022.[6]

Stakeholder management in the fiberglass industry

  • 0.31 was Owens Corning’s recordable incident rate in the first quarter of 2024, more than 50% below the first quarter of 2023.[16]
  • 71 consecutive years was Owens Corning’s tenure on the Fortune 500 list as reported in its 2025 sustainability report.[14]
  • 19,000 employees worked for Owens Corning across 31 countries in 2022.[6]
  • 0.46 was Owens Corning’s recordable incident rate in the second quarter of 2024.[16]
  • 1.2 million Owens Corning shares were repurchased for $200 million in the third quarter of 2024.[16]

Distribution channels in the fiberglass industry

  • More than 40,000 end-use applications represented the customer base for Owens Corning glass-fiber materials in 2022.[6]
  • Around 30 manufacturing, warehouse, storage and office locations supported one fiberglass manufacturer across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in 2024.[6]
  • Owens Corning directly supplied glass fiber and glass mat to major shingle manufacturers through its Composites segment in 2022.[6]
  • Four Saint-Gobain India facilities supplied glass-wool and stone-wool insulation products for diverse building needs in 2023.[66]
  • Nine fiberglass plants operated across continental North America and three additional plants operated in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 for one fiberglass manufacturer.[6]

Key questions about the Fiberglass Industry

What is the global fiberglass market size in 2026?
The global fiberglass market is estimated at $22.4 billion in 2026, with 2025 valued at $21.2 billion.
How fast is the fiberglass market expected to grow from 2026 to 2033?
The market is projected to reach $34.5 billion by 2033, with a 6.4% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the fiberglass industry?
Saint-Gobain and Taishan Fiberglass are tied at the top of Gitnux's 2026 fiberglass ranking with an Overall score of 9.3 each.
What technology shifts are showing up in fiberglass-industry operations and R&D?
Data and analytics adoption includes real-time deviation monitoring and industrial data-analysis applications used across 100 factories. AI adoption in the broader sector includes reported 68% among EII businesses in 2024 and estimated 10% productivity increases.
How concentrated is fiberglass production capacity?
Chinese producers account for about 65% of global capacity in 2025, indicating a highly concentrated production base.
What inputs or pricing signals affect fiberglass manufacturers most?
Manufacturers announced an 8% price increase effective February 3, 2025, while Chinese overcapacity and lower-cost exports pressure suppliers in North America, Europe, and Japan.
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